Sponsored by Fermilab Research Associates and the Portland Physics Institute

In 2012, polarized Drell-Yan experiment Fermilab E-1027 was given Stage-1 approval. In addition last year, an Expression of Interest in measuring the electric dipole moment of the proton using polarized protons at Fermilab was submitted by the Storage Ring EDM Collaboration. The workshop aims at bringing together the communities studying nucleon structure, QCD, and EDMs in order to explore common interests and needs, and potentially broaden the physics program that could be achieved with polarized proton beams at Fermilab. Technical aspects of realizing polarized beams will also be discussed.

The workshop will begin at 9am on Monday and end at 5pm on Wednesday. There will be a reception held on Tuesday evening.

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May 20-22, 2013, Fermilab

“If we are to resolve the puzzle of [proton] spin in general and quark orbital angular momentum in particular, it is vital to makea direct measurement of the Sivers distribution for antiquarks. The only process with which this can be cleanly accomplished is Drell-Yan, with its innate sensitivity to antiquarks.” E-1027

“If there is new physics at the LHC scale, the experiment will be able to probe CP-violating phases down to 0.1 μrad, making it the most sensitive probe for CP-violation beyond the standard model. Finding a non--zero EDM value will point to a new, strong CP-violating source, which is needed to solve the mystery of the baryon-­‐antibaryon asymmetry of our universe.” Storage Ring EDM Collaboration